Comments on: What’s it going to be under the tree this year? http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2009/10/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-be-under-the-tree-this-year/ Wholesale Gourmet and Gift Packaging Products Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:08:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kim stewart http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2009/10/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-be-under-the-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-519 kim stewart Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:12:21 +0000 http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/?p=1191#comment-519 Just went through your steps to a successful Open House. ....glad we are up to date on each of your recommendations. We just had our Holiday open house on Nov. 5th and had a fabulous crowd of over 250 from 5-8 pm. Here are some of the things we do. 1. always have a sign up clip board at the check out counters to gather emails for sales and events............you can accumulate 100's of emails to tie into your website, and reinforce advertising and it is basically free. 2. each sale flyer we hand at the door on entry has a number in the lower right hand corner. This number is used for drawings we have every 30 minutes during event. We give away wassail mix, ornaments, peach bellini mix, plants, small crosses, etc. Always under a 10.00 retail value. 3. Heavily promote future events such as two free decorating seminars we hold on the 21st and on the 5th, with a limit of 50 folks per session. These are free.....and we do a 60 minute seminar on how to decorate a tree like a pro, quick and easy tips on how to dress your home for the holidays on a budget and we always end the last 15 minutes on how to use our Texas gourmet food section to make a fabulous holiday spread with just a few short cuts...... We over a small goodie bag in each chair with coupons, a holiday tea bag, a pansy, candy canes, and a flyer of upcoming events and of course, a special sale for only the next hour for seminar participants only. The seminars are always Sat. morning 9-10 am. Overall, the quantity of sales is up but amount of each sale has dropped. I agree, customers are not seeking cheap, they are seeking value, unique, and something they can not find anywhere else but with us. We will celebrate 25 years this Jan. 2nd. and of course we owe it all to our fabulous gift bags from Nashville wraps. Thanks for listening. Kim Stewart President Stewart's Garden Center, Inc. 194 IH 45 S Huntsville, TX 77340 936-295-5282 936-295-8325 fax Just went through your steps to a successful Open House. ….glad we are up to date on each of your recommendations. We just had our Holiday open house on Nov. 5th and had a fabulous crowd of over 250 from 5-8 pm. Here are some of the things we do.
1. always have a sign up clip board at the check out counters to gather emails for sales and events…………you can accumulate 100′s of emails to tie into your website, and reinforce advertising and it is basically free.
2. each sale flyer we hand at the door on entry has a number in the lower right hand corner. This number is used for drawings we have every 30 minutes during event. We give away wassail mix, ornaments, peach bellini mix, plants, small crosses, etc. Always under a 10.00 retail value.
3. Heavily promote future events such as two free decorating seminars we hold on the 21st and on the 5th, with a limit of 50 folks per session. These are free…..and we do a 60 minute seminar on how to decorate a tree like a pro, quick and easy tips on how to dress your home for the holidays on a budget and we always end the last 15 minutes on how to use our Texas gourmet food section to make a fabulous holiday spread with just a few short cuts…… We over a small goodie bag in each chair with coupons, a holiday tea bag, a pansy, candy canes, and a flyer of upcoming events and of course, a special sale for only the next hour for seminar participants only. The seminars are always Sat. morning 9-10 am. Overall, the quantity of sales is up but amount of each sale has dropped. I agree, customers are not seeking cheap, they are seeking value, unique, and something they can not find anywhere else but with us. We will celebrate 25 years this Jan. 2nd. and of course we owe it all to our fabulous gift bags from Nashville wraps. Thanks for listening.

Kim Stewart
President
Stewart’s Garden Center, Inc.
194 IH 45 S
Huntsville, TX 77340
936-295-5282
936-295-8325 fax

]]> By: Jennifer Benedict http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2009/10/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-be-under-the-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Jennifer Benedict Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:47:35 +0000 http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/?p=1191#comment-518 This blog is really great.....since we are new to the industry this year, we are thrilled to read and learn. I've done custom gift baskets for quite some time as a hobby and for family/friends, but never as a business. So this is a new challenge and change in my life. I look forward to hearing any suggestions and comments. Thanks, jen This blog is really great…..since we are new to the industry this year, we are thrilled to read and learn. I’ve done custom gift baskets for quite some time as a hobby and for family/friends, but never as a business. So this is a new challenge and change in my life. I look forward to hearing any suggestions and comments. Thanks, jen

]]> By: Tami Ross http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/2009/10/what%e2%80%99s-it-going-to-be-under-the-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Tami Ross Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:13:50 +0000 http://www.nashvillewrapscommunity.com/blog/?p=1191#comment-517 Great post... thanks! Finding the sweet spot with corporate giving and inventory control is always a challenge this time of year. Tami Great post… thanks! Finding the sweet spot with corporate giving and inventory control is always a challenge this time of year.

Tami

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